The Garden Wedding

mysterysgarden — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:33:04 +0000

My ambitions of keeping a running log as we counted down the days til our son and future daughter-in-law’s garden wedding were thwarted, (there was just too much to do) but the wedding did go on without a hitch.

After a lot of hard work,

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Summer Squash Lime-Kissed Tea Cakes

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:32:33 +0000

Recipe Rated: GOURMET EASY* (requires a few odd-ball ingredients)

Last year all 6 of our squash plants died leaving us seriously deprived of one of our favorite summer veggies. This year my husband planted 15 of those suckers. He was determined not to go without again.

Need I even say that the summer squash in this year’s garden [...]

Fresh from the garden Basil Pesto–I’m here to tell ya–it’s the best-o!!!!

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:35:30 +0000

Recipe Rating: INTERMEDIATE* (requires a food processor)

I love basil. I love all herbs, but if I had to chose one I couldn’t live without, it would be basil. I love the flavor and the luscious smell– plus it has the added bonus of being a really pretty plant. I love it so much that it doesn’t [...]

Shepherd’s Pie—– or is it Cottage Pie? Oh my!!!!

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:50:47 +0000

Recipe Rated:GOURMET EASY* (requires an odd-ball ingredient-Guinness Stout)

My husband worked in England 8 years ago, and our family fell in love with the British people, the British countryside, fish and chips and shepherd’s pie made traditionally with lamb. I never even attempted to make it after we came home because, 1) it was made with lamb [...]

Spring is in the air, ya'll!!

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:04:14 +0000

A picture is worth a thousand words—

I woke up yesterday morning to the most glorious sight.

Overnight the Bradford Pear trees lining our drive were in full bloom. They’re one of the first signs of spring—

along with [...]

Fall surprise-lovely, luscious red tomatoes!

itsamysterytome — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:46:23 +0000

We’ve had a surprise second crop of tomatoes to go along with our beautiful indian summer. They’ve been as sweet as candy and the most beautiful deep red color. This batch was so much prettier than our regular summer crop. Picture perfect as you can see.

We built our house in 1995, and have always had [...]

Rustic Pasta Sauce

itsamysterytome — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:40:10 +0000

Rustic Pasta Sauce

this makes about 4 quarts of freezable sauce

7 cups pureed skinned fresh tomatoes (or 2-28oz cans tomato puree)

2 cups fresh chunked skinned tomatoes (or 1-16 oz can diced tomatoes)

2-6 oz. cans tomato paste

1 large onion, diced

3 large cloves of fresh [...]

Through the garden gate…

itsamysterytome — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:05:14 +0000

Hi everyone! I decided to add this page to my It’s A Mystery To Me! blog after we got a little off topic on comments the other day. Someone suggested we have a “get to know ya” blog space after a blogger said they didn’t like personal chit chat when the subject [...]

Through The Garden's Gate » Gardening

The Garden Wedding

Summer Squash Lime-Kissed Tea Cakes

Fresh from the garden Basil Pesto–I’m here to tell ya–it’s the best-o!!!!

Shepherd’s Pie—– or is it Cottage Pie? Oh my!!!!

Spring is in the air, ya'll!!

Fall surprise-lovely, luscious red tomatoes!

Rustic Pasta Sauce

Through the garden gate…